This, That, and Then Some

In approximately one month, the ashes of the late James Doohan, the actor who played Scotty (Montegomery Scott) on Star Trek will be sent into space!

Houston-based commercial company Space Services Inc. said some of Doohan’s remains were packed into a rocket at Las Cruces, New Mexico, on Friday, ahead of the flight scheduled for April 28.

Space Services spokeswoman Susan Schonfeld said Doohan’s ashes will be sent up along with the remains of some 200 other people, including astronaut Gordon Cooper, who first went into space in 1963. Cooper died in 2004 at age 77.

What an awesome way to say farewell to our favorite, Scottish engineer! To me, this is the ultimate way to spread my ashes when I cross over. I have always had a fascination with space and sci-fi, and hopefully this will be a common practice that is affordable when my time is up!

Anyone else interested in having your ashes scattered into space?

One thing I am learning as I grow older…I need more sleep! What’s up with that?

I used to be able to survive off of 3 or 4 hours of sleep. Now, if I don’t get at least 7, I am a zombie. In the work that I do, I sit behind a desk for a better part of the day, and I tend to get very sleepy if I haven’t rested enough.

It’s commonly thought that sitting behind a desk all day is a “cushy” job, but it’s not! It can be just as exhausting sitting, staring at a computer screen and typing all day, as it is to do a more, laborous job. In fact, at least for me, when I am more active physically in a job, I tend to feel more alert and less tired at the end of the day! Read the rest of this entry »

Last Saturday, after weeks of busting a beat and practices, we performed to a crowd of almost 100 people at a well known dance studio in San Diego. We rocked! Yes, I am tooting our own horn!

We played 5 songs and had such a wonderful response from the crowd, we played an encore. Now these are beats we have been practicing for about two months. We were a bit concerned because we didn’t have everything down pat, but when it came down to the show itself, it went off without a hitch!

The end result being, we had several people approach us for future gigs, and others who were interested in joining the group. To me, this night was a turning point in getting regular gigs and increasing more exposure and contacts.

I don’t know if there are other musicians out there, but if you are, and you have performed in front of an audience…you know…it’s addicting! The energy from the audience fuels you and all you want to do is play more!

How about it? Other musicians, speak up!